Ohio Valley Mall facts for kids
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Exterior view of Ohio Valley Mall, July 2013
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| Location | Richland Township, Ohio, United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°04′07″N 80°52′05″W / 40.06865°N 80.867922°W |
| Opening date | 1978 |
| Developer | Cafaro Company |
| Owner | Cafaro Company |
| No. of stores and services | 120+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 10 (9 open, 1 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 1,200,000 sq ft (110,000 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 in Boscov's) |
The Ohio Valley Mall is a large indoor shopping mall located in Richland Township, Ohio, just outside St. Clairsville. It first opened its doors in 1978. The Cafaro Company, based in Youngstown, Ohio, built the mall and still owns and manages it today.
This mall is home to over 120 different stores! Its main, big stores, often called "anchor stores," include Boscov's, Ulta Beauty, AMC Theatres, Marshalls, Tilt Studio, Michaels, Dunham's Sports, Five Below, and even a COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic. There is also one empty space that used to be a Macy's store.
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The Mall's Story
The Ohio Valley Mall officially opened in October 1978. When it first started, its main anchor stores were Montgomery Ward, Kaufmann's, JCPenney, Sears, and L.S. Good.
Changes Through the Years
Over time, some of these original stores changed.
- Montgomery Ward closed in 1983 and was replaced by Kmart later that same year.
- L.S. Good closed in 1982. That space then became Stone & Thomas, followed by Burlington Coat Factory, and then Steve & Barry's. Steve & Barry's closed in 2009.
- Stone & Thomas later moved to a bigger spot inside the mall. In 1996, that company was sold to Elder-Beerman.
- Old Navy opened its doors in 1999.
- Kaufmann's became Macy's in 2006.
- JCPenney moved to Triadelphia, West Virginia, in 2007.
New Stores and Renovations
After JCPenney moved, Levin Furniture took over its old spot. Crafts 2000, and later Pat Catan's, replaced the former Steve & Barry's store in 2010. Old Navy also moved to West Virginia in 2009, and Waldenbooks closed in 2010.
In 2012, the Cafaro Company announced plans to update the mall's inside and add a new main store. The Ohio Valley Mall is special because it has one of only two Sam Goody stores left in the entire country!
Levin Furniture closed in 2012. In early 2013, it was confirmed that the space would become a Boscov's. This was the very first Boscov's store to open in Ohio! Also in 2013, MC Sports opened where Old Navy used to be.
Recent Changes and New Additions
Kmart and Elder Beerman both closed in March 2017. MC Sports also closed in April 2017.
- Marshalls opened in September 2017, taking up half of the old Elder-Beerman space.
- The other half of the Elder-Beerman space became Tilt Studio in April 2018. This is a huge arcade with over 100 games, laser tag, mini bowling, and more!
- On June 30, 2018, Toys "R" Us closed its store permanently.
- H. H. Gregg had closed a year before and was replaced by Levin's Furniture and Mattress.
- In early 2019, it was announced that Chick-fil-A would be opening.
- The old Kmart building was taken down, and a new Dunham's Sports store was built there. A 4-story Hampton by Hilton hotel was also built next to Dunham's Sports. Dunham's Sports opened on November 1, 2019.
- Michaels bought Pat Catan's in 2016. The Pat Catan's store at the mall was then changed into a Michaels store, which opened on August 16, 2019.
- In April 2019, the former MC Sports location was used for the VA Belmont County Outpatient Clinic.
- On April 24, 2019, it was announced that Sears would be closing on July 7, 2019.
- Payless Shoesource closed its store in 2019.
Latest Updates
On June 10, 2019, Oil and Gas Safety Supplies opened in the former Toys "R" Us space. On January 6, 2020, Macy's announced it would be closing as part of a plan to close many stores nationwide. The Macy's store at the mall closed in March 2020.
Levin's Furniture closed in early March 2020. However, Chick-Fil-A opened in March 2020. Five Below opened in the remaining part of the former Kmart space in June 2020. Ferguson Furniture replaced Levin’s in October 2020. In February 2021, the former Sears location was used as the COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic.
